Photo luminescent exit signs aren’t new. But if you remember them from the 1990’s, when they didn’t burn brightly or at length, then you should take a new look at the signs, which offer superior visibility at 100 feet under smoky conditions and burn for 96 hours in total darkness. The redesign of the technology [...]
Archive | October, 2010
Which Egress Sign and Exit Sign Are Best for Evacuations?
Using egress signs to indicate exit doors is an important aspect of emergency egress safety that some building owners ignore until it’s too late. To properly prepare for evacuations, it’s important to assess the accessibility of exit leading doors within vertical exit enclosures; that is, to determine how easily they can be identified in the [...]
What Type of Building Exit Signs Offer the Greatest Safety and Economy?
To the extent that building exit signs are designed to indicate a building’s exits, all building exit signs perform the same. However, behind the glow of each sign is technology that determines how economical and dependable it is.
What Impact can an OSHA safety Sign have in your Building?
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) establishes safety and health guidelines for commercial and residential R1 buildings, part of which deals with the placement of an OSHA safety sign in the proper settings, such as near high voltage electrical equipment. Some OSHA signs are mandatory, while the placement of others is at the liberty [...]
What Difference Can a Floor Safety Sign Make in Your Building?
On an average day, your building’s egress traffic flows smoothly. But what would happen if your building experienced a low visibility evacuation? Could building occupants identify safety indicators and move toward exit stairwells, or would they flounder in a haze of smoke and confusion? For many building owners, these questions come too late. After years [...]
What’s the Best Fire Evacuation Sign for Commercial Buildings?
If you own or manage a commercial building and need to equip it with fire evacuation signs, it’s important to understand the highest level of egress safety results not from implementing a single kind of fire evacuation sign, but from implementing at least two signs according to the International Fire Code (IFC), which regulates egress [...]
Photoluminescent Signage – How does it compare to Other Exit Signage?
Even at a time when building owners are increasingly concerned about their buildings’ operating cost and effect on the environment, exit signs are one of the most commonly overlooked elements that impact operating cost and carbon pollution. Although operating only a few inefficient signs won’t do significant financial or environmental damage, operating numerous signs, as [...]
Luminescent Exit Signage – How does it compare to Other Exit Signage?
Today, most commercial buildings contain the oldest and most expensive type of exit signage: incandescent signage, which uses 40 Watts of electricity per sign over a ten-year period for a power cost of $350. Add in lamp cost, battery cost, and installment labor, and the price to operate one incandescent sign for a decade grows [...]
IBC Building Codes – Who do They Apply To?
The International Building Code (IBC), a version of which has been adopted by all 50 states, was created by the International Code Council (ICC) to govern egress safety in new commercial and residential R1 construction that features occupancy at above 75 feet from the lowest level of fire department vehicle access. The IBC’s sister code, [...]
Emergency Exit Only Signs – How Important Are They?
Most official signs within commercial and residential R1 buildings deal with safety, but some of them are more critical than others. While all safety signs are important, some signs can mean the difference between life and death, which is the case with emergency exit only signs. Also known as running man signs, emergency exit only [...]
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- Self Illuminating Exit Signs: A Cost Comparison
- OSHA Lighting Systems: Frequently Asked Questions
- Photoluminescent Exit Signs: Frequently Asked Questions
- OSHA Lighting Standards for Emergency Egress Lighting
- Photoluminescent Exit Signs Create Reliable, Safe Evacuation Routes
- Cost Effective Egress Markings are Made Simple with Photoluminescent Evacuation Products
- Photoluminescent Markings Create Safe Evacuation Routes
- Photoluminescent Products Lead the Way in Building Safety
- Do Photoluminescent Exit Signs Compare To Tritium Exit Signs?
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